Morningside High School - Sceptre Yearbook (Inglewood, CA)

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All My Sons For the second time in MHS's history All My Sons was presented here. The play was given several years ago in the lecture hall but the new production was given in the auditorium on April l and 2. The play starred Joanne Premack, Bruce Giuliano, Judy Berry, and Martyn Agens. Also featured were Tom Nobles, Tom Nardini, Al Lehman, Lynne Heckman, Marie Penovich, Dick Popko, and Tony DiFraia. The story concerned some defective airplane parts that were made during World War ll by Bruce. The defects were covered up and the parts were shipped out as good and placed in war-planes. The planes with the bad parts crashed and the pilots were killed. Bruce pushed the responsibility off onto his partner during the trial that followed and the partner was sent to iail. Tom and Judy played the son and daughter of the uniustly-sentenced partner, and Joanne and Martyn played the wife and son of Bruce. The play was written by Arthur Miller, one of Amer- ica's foremost modern playwrights. lt was the most serious play ever to have been presented at Morning- side High and was considered, by all who saw it, to be one of the finest. Mr. Roberts, remembered as a hilarious and well produced show, closed the drama season. The performances of stars and bit players were equally excellent. Starring were John Musgrave, Paul Wood, and Bruce Guiliano. The entire football team performed in the production as the crew of the Navy transport ship in which the comedy takes place. A fanatically strict captain, a witty but frustrated officer, and a romantically inclined ensign made up the three main characters. One of the most popular iand talentedl members of the cast was the goat, who figured importantly in the story. The problem of a home for the goat during rehearsals was solved when the Army radar base across the street from Morningside agreed to give him room and board, which no doubt makes the goat the only United States citizen to have served in both the Army and the Navy. Mr, Roberts

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3, Curious Savage The second play at MHS was also a comedy which took place at a sanitarium. The Curious Savage starred Barbara Edwards as Mrs. Savage and featured Dave Childress, Judy Burke, Carol Bruce, Mike Rogers, Doreen McCarthy, Joy Briggs, Dan Lewis, Jean Aquilino, and Mike Gisonno. The plot concerned the hiding of ten million dollars worth of bonds. They belong to Mrs. Savage and her relatives keep trying to obtain them. Mrs. Savage makes friends with the in- habitants of the sanitarium and decides to stay there even though she is sane. dede Qfecvzzfa Warne ,, , 1 ,- f -,.4- .-Q-' '., y , 4435 sw, rx,-V . . V ff- -, ,. , , . .. ,, ..,. . . H T..-....... wiwug' ' ' -1'6 ,- 1k bf'f- 5 21 - f-1-y,,.,. Q- 1 s, W, - , v - , . t , - '.x..r.r.1'-fr .- , f if , , v v.-.,!v:A::k:, :-M' lov-1 1,960 U ff-4.51 Finian' Rainbow

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L WM ill LW J, ' 6 it , L J il, . ' R a Q P J ' o 9'-W WLW1 2- i With the presentation of l7 one act plays, this years d a a artm proved to be very busy , g2f ll The first one-act play of the year, The Forgotten Ma ' tarred V ic' Popko, Renee Martinet, Dan Lewis, Kathy Brodrick, and Judi Bowers. lt wa the story of an unwanted girl who was found a home by an anonymous man. Following was Early Frost with Carole Mooney, Kathy Hagerman, and Elaine Bailey. lt was the story of a woman who was haunted by the thought of an accident in which a child was smothered. The Body is All Yours was about a group of girls who were writing a play. The girls were Linda Russell, Joan Chambers, and Betty Blick. The story of the famous murder case of Lizzie Borden starred Sarah Madden, Paula Biles, and Julie Ferris. Mary Beth Vanderveer, Rory Gerstle, Joan Stoner, Barbara Reed, and Sondra Brodsky were in The Old Lady Shows Her Med- als, the story of an old cleaning woman who invents a son during World War l. The play about six people on a picnic was Antic Spring, with Barbara Rhine, Glen Wedin, Kathy Bell, and Wayne Stevers. Sorry, Wrong Number was the tense story of a woman who gets a wrong number and hears a mur- der plot. This one-woman show starred Pat Davis. Jim Williams, -Djgtlruy Boettger, and Judy Fidel were in Dark lnterlude, the story of a hunchback and his badly scarred housekeeper. The next three plays- Golden Land, Good Bye to the Clown, and Pinnacle -starred Vicki Kocher, Carole Wood, Betsy Pfeiffer, Tom Nar- dini, Karen Anderson, Sue Stember, Judy Short, and Ruth Hayward. Miracle for Three starred Pam Sims, Pam Stephenson, and Penny Hers- man. Carol Peterson, Barbara Schumacher, Petty Joanidies, and Sabine Rupp- right played in Mr, Parker Passes Over, the story of Mrs. Parker, who makes up an imaginary Mr. Parker so that she will inherit some money. Joint Owners in Spain was the story of four ladies in a rest home. lt starred Gay Archambault and Mildred Manning. A mix-up in the telephone lines was the result of Party Line. lt starred Renee Martinet. A satirical English play about a group of country people who cornered a German flyer in a tree was The Sportsman. lt starred Jim Manning, Leanne Manska, Pam Born, and Linda DeContreras. Dope was the dramatic story of a boy and his sister who try to overthrow the influence of narcotics. Jeff Davis, Tom Manes, and Steve Miller were the actors. 7 msec Dedigdzed ' ik W i FW fit? 'Q 5. I xiii sv-W' H QD N. ,